Hall Of Fame: Lana Del Rey, ‘Born To Die’
Nearly a decade on from the album that first introduced us to Lana Del Rey, ‘Born To Die’’s inimitable palette sounds even more iconic with time.
7th October 2021, 12:00am
Nearly a decade on from the album that first introduced us to Lana Del Rey, ‘Born To Die’’s inimitable palette sounds even more iconic with time.
7th October 2021, 12:00am
The album that ripped a hole in the start of the century, changing music history with every riff.
30th July 2021, 12:00am
The subversive, at times uncomfortable, first steps from one of modern rap’s most important figures.
10th May 2021, 12:00am
Crash-landing in a surge of hype, The Vaccines’ debut divided people and yet ultimately conquered.
11th March 2021, 12:00am
Bridging the gap between her past as a witchy, evasive producer and future as a creator of sugary pop songs, ‘Visions’ was Grimes’ turning point, a portrait of an artist in flux and finding her feet.
21st January 2019, 12:00am
Spiky, sexy and impossibly exciting, Franz Ferdinand's art rock debut slinked its way to the top of the mid-'00s pile with the aim of “making music for girls to dance to”.
1st October 2018, 12:00am
Effortlessly stylish and swathed a particularly Sheffieldian strain of faded, kitchen sink chic, The Long Blondes' debut became a cult classic that still packs a playful punch to this day.
5th September 2018, 12:00am
Earwormy choruses? Check. Glitchy guitars? Check? A debut album that reaches the highest of euphoric heights throughout its ten tracks? Well, that’s gotta be ‘Tourist History’.
22nd May 2018, 12:00am
From haunted mansions to Liza Minelli, My Chemical Romance’s third album was no mean feat. Twelve years on, there’s still no finer goth-rock opera out there.
1st May 2018, 12:00am
An undersung cult classic which worked genius out of a cosmic muddle, this Castle Donington band didn’t muck about with their one and only album.
24th April 2018, 12:00am
Affective to its core, the Scots’ breakout second album remains a brilliantly honest, witty documentation of gut-wrenching heartbreak.
14th March 2018, 12:00am
Dunnnn dun dun dun dun dun dun… With their fourth LP and THAT massive hit, Jack and Meg cemented their place in musical history forever. Welcome, 'Elephant', to the DIY Hall of Fame.
16th January 2018, 12:00am
A protest-filled burst of wit that infiltrated the mainstream, the New York trio’s third and final album’s spirit is just as vital today.
11th December 2017, 12:00am
Longing for a bright noisy metropolis far away from the dozy suburbia of St Albans, Friendly Fires' debut album was a standout moment from a year filled with hedonistic indie dreamers.
12th September 2017, 12:00am
Now one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, it was Biffy Clyro’s 2007 breakout fourth album that set them on the path to world domination.
23rd August 2017, 12:00am
Nearly ten years on from its release, and with Joe Mount trying to recapture its magic on new album ‘Summer ‘08’, we revisit the youthful exuberance and charm of Metronomy’s second album.
24th July 2017, 12:00am
Mike Skinner's gritty rap opera about trying to catch a bloody break was well ahead of its time, and is still as hilarious over a decade later.
6th June 2017, 12:00am
Back in 2007, The Horrors were infamous for their skinny jeans and huge hair, but ten years on, it’s clear their debut wasn’t ever really about style over substance.
24th May 2017, 12:00am
From Warped Tour darlings to worldwide superstars, we travel back a decade to revisit Paramore’s seminal second album.
24th April 2017, 12:00am
Thanks to a D12 obsession, the band's Tor-Arne Vikingstad bought 'Riot!' instead of an ice-cream. It turned out to be gamechanger.
24th April 2017, 12:00am
Glowsticks and dodgy neon-coloured clothing aside, Klaxons' era-defining debut sounded like nothing else that came before it.
31st January 2017, 12:00am
We revisit the Brighton-based duo’s 2008 debut album.
10th January 2017, 12:00am
The band's Steven Ansell joins us for a trip down memory lane.
10th January 2017, 12:00am
These days he's fronting Yuck, but we sat down with former dance partier Max Bloom for a trip down memory lane.
4th December 2016, 12:00am